TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - On non-violence: An Arendtian perspective on recent political movements
JO  - International critical thought
A1  - LeNabat, Marianne
SP  - 456
EP  - 471
VL  - 2
IS  - 4
N2  - This paper borrows from Arendt's analysis in her 1969 essay 'On violence' to make an intervention in the debates about violence that have arisen in relation to new political movements such as Occupy Wall Street. While Arendt was writing against a tendency to overestimate the political value of violence, this paper argues against a current tendency to overvalue non-violence in the same manner. In both cases the point turns on Arendt's argument that the true source of political power is not to be found in one strategy or another, but rather in collective action as such. The ultimate value of Arendt's account of politics as collective action is that it shows how freedom can be operative in conditions of constraint, which is particularly relevant for contemporary movements facing state repression.<p /> 
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SN  - 2159-8282
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21598282.2012.730373
ID  - ref1
ER  -